Dregs are the main product of the vegetable oil and animal fat refining industry. It has a high content of saponified fatty acids and is formed during the neutralization step of the chemical refining of the fatty material. Dregs are an alkaline oily emulsion consisting of water, saponified fatty acids, triglycerides, phosphatides and other compounds in smaller amounts. It is used for a variety of purposes, for example in the soap industry and for the production of a free fatty acid concentrate.
